Job:6-7

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* Then Job answered and said : * "Oh , that my grief were fully weighed , And my calamity laid with it on the scales ! * For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea -- Therefore my words have been rash . * For the arrows of the Almighty are within me ; My spirit drinks in their poison ; The terrors of God are arrayed against me . * Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass , Or does the ox low over its fodder ? * Can flavorless food be eaten without salt ? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg ? * My soul refuses to touch them ; They are as loathsome food to me . * "Oh , that I might have my request , That God would grant me the thing that I long for ! * That it would please God to crush me , That He would loose His hand and cut me off ! * Then I would still have comfort ; Though in anguish I would exult , He will not spare ; For I have not concealed the words of the Holy One . * "What strength do I have , that I should hope ? And what is my end , that I should prolong my life ? * Is my strength the strength of stones ? Or is my flesh bronze ? * Is my help not within me ? And is success driven from me ? * "To him who is afflicted , kindness should be shown by his friend , Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty . * My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook , Like the streams of the brooks that pass away , * Which are dark because of the ice , And into which the snow vanishes . * When it is warm , they cease to flow ; When it is hot , they vanish from their place . * The paths of their way turn aside , They go nowhere and perish . * The caravans of Tema look , The travelers of Sheba hope for them . * They are disappointed because they were confident ; They come there and are confused . * For now you are nothing , You see terror and are afraid . * Did I ever say , "Bring something to me '? Or , "Offer a bribe for me from your wealth '? * Or , "Deliver me from the enemy 's hand '? Or , "Redeem me from the hand of oppressors '? * "Teach me , and I will hold my tongue ; Cause me to understand wherein I have erred . * How forceful are right words ! But what does your arguing prove ? * Do you intend to rebuke my words , And the speeches of a desperate one , which are as wind ? * Yes , you overwhelm the fatherless , And you undermine your friend . * Now therefore , be pleased to look at me ; For I would never lie to your face . * Yield now , let there be no injustice ! Yes , concede , my righteousness still stands ! * Is there injustice on my tongue ? Cannot my taste discern the unsavory ? * "Is there not a time of hard service for man on earth ? Are not his days also like the days of a hired man ? * Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade , And like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages , * So I have been allotted months of futility , And wearisome nights have been appointed to me . * When I lie down , I say , "When shall I arise , And the night be ended ?' For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn . * My flesh is caked with worms and dust , My skin is cracked and breaks out afresh . * "My days are swifter than a weaver 's shuttle , And are spent without hope . * Oh , remember that my life is a breath ! My eye will never again see good . * The eye of him who sees me will see me no more ; While your eyes are upon me , I shall no longer be . * As the cloud disappears and vanishes away , So he who goes down to the grave does not come up . * He shall never return to his house , Nor shall his place know him anymore . * "Therefore I will not restrain my mouth ; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit ; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul . * Am I a sea , or a sea serpent , That You set a guard over me ? * When I say , "My bed will comfort me , My couch will ease my complaint ,' * Then You scare me with dreams And terrify me with visions , * So that my soul chooses strangling And death rather than my body . * I loathe my life ; I would not live forever . Let me alone , For my days are but a breath . * "What is man , that You should exalt him , That You should set Your heart on him , * That You should visit him every morning , And test him every moment ? * How long ? Will You not look away from me , And let me alone till I swallow my saliva ? * Have I sinned ? What have I done to You , O watcher of men ? Why have You set me as Your target , So that I am a burden to myself ? * Why then do You not pardon my transgression , And take away my iniquity ? For now I will lie down in the dust , And You will seek me diligently , But I will no longer be ." * Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said :

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